SW Capricorn 70 Moon 16th April

[neil phillips]

SW Capricorn 70mm refractor F12.8 EQ2 mount Economy RA drive QHY462 C IR 850

Love this little  scope. Shooting in daylight 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 18, 2021 by neil phillips

[wouterdhoye]

Pretty image. Ir-pass filters do wonders for daylight imaging. 

[neil phillips]

5 minutes ago, wouterdhoye said:

Pretty image. Ir-pass filters do wonders for daylight imaging. 

Certainly do. Was hard to nail focus with the glare. But fun trying Cheers Wouter. Loving your website BTW quality. 

[CraigT82]

Lovely image, perfectly sharp at the limb which is hard to achieve with an achro. 

How are you finding the QHY 462? I've got a 462C on my shopping list but not sure about ZWO or QHY version.  I think QHY because I prefer the shape of them... can be slid right down into the focuser if needed.

[WestCoastCannuck]

Nice little disc!   And daylight no less!   I am rarely happy with my daytime efforts.  LOL.  And yes, have several IR filters.  Cheers

[neil phillips]

1 hour ago, CraigT82 said:

Lovely image, perfectly sharp at the limb which is hard to achieve with an achro. 

How are you finding the QHY 462? I've got a 462C on my shopping list but not sure about ZWO or QHY version.  I think QHY because I prefer the shape of them... can be slid right down into the focuser if needed.

The QHY is a great work horse. Very sensitive. Though the claimed see through bayer pattern doesnt hold true for me in IR 850. Luckily a frequency domain filter i use. locks onto it and subtracts it very effectively. Still its not the see through claims we have had,

is what i am finding. Perhaps small AP boxes on autostakkert are locking onto it. i am unsure presently ? I also prefer the shape over ZWO it has less of impact especially on smaller setups

Cheers

[neil phillips]

37 minutes ago, WestCoastCannuck said:

Nice little disc!   And daylight no less!   I am rarely happy with my daytime efforts.  LOL.  And yes, have several IR filters.  Cheers

A bit wishy washy with lots of day light. low contrast too.